Morality is not a Favor

Normally, we get to hear from 90% of people and we also repeat the same thing to others that "we have always done good to every body. We have not harmed anyone but still we are suffering like this". At times, we also add that "this is all result of past life karma" to console ourselves. 

Let's see how these assertions hold ground in reality.

First thing is that if majority of people are so nice, kind and doing only good things in this world then why this world is becoming a mess every single day? If we all are good then how come world is in bad state?

And can there be really a scenario where we do only good to others and vice-versa?

As I see, good and bad inter-connected and almost entwined. If I take most genuine action to do some good act in favor of someone then somewhere someone else suffers bad results of the same action. Suppose I saw a Thief entering into a locked home and informed police. Socially, I did a good act but at least that thief must be cursing me. For him, it is a bad act. There is a popular Sanskrit Verse "Sarve Bhavantu Sukhin, Sarve Santu Niramay". It means that all should be happy and all should be healthy.. Now, ask yourself if all are healthy then how all can be happy because at least Doctors would be suffering?   Suppose a Lawyer went out of his way and saved an innocent person from a crime. Great act but those people would curse the Lawyer who plotted this person in crime. They worked so hard and diligently to make this plot and this Lawyer fellow came and spoiled everything. 

I think best example is Lord Krishna who was worshiped by Pandavs in Mahabharat but Duryodhan hated him like anything.

All I want to say that there is nothing like doing good to all. My best friend can be your biggest enemy and the person whom I curse everyday would be getting blessing from someone everyday. Don't forget that even the biggest of dictators of world also had supporters & followers and when these dictators were killed in name of world peace then also there were some people who mourned for them and needless to say that even after killing of all dictators, we are waiting for world peace.

Hence. we can only say that as per our wisdom we genuinely tried to help everyone who came to us for help. But we can never say that we always did good to everyone because we don't even know how many people get impacted from our one action and inaction.

Like, I was always fascinated by the railway ticket booking system. It used to fascinate me that how X person in North India cancels his booked ticket as he doesn't need to travel now and suddenly the Y person somewhere in South India who has to travel due to an emergency gets his ticket confirmed due to the cancellation by X person. Now, if we look at the reasons why X person had to cancel and why Y person had to travel, we may not find any connection but still they got connected by some invisible thread without even knowing each other's name. Somehow I feel that whole humanity is connected by that invisible thread which we call God.

So, one act of kindness or hatred shows its impacts or results till eternity and forever as we all are linked. And as I said, Good and Bad both are entwined. One good act will have some bad result for someone and one bad act will still serve something good for someone.

Now, coming to question of past-life or future-life. I am of the view that we start getting the results of our karma instantly. You do something good for others and you will feel good and happy instantly which is result of your good karma. You speak the smallest of lie and you will feel guilty which is result of bad karma. Then why we need to go through many lives? This is something which I discussed here 

- https://www.astrosaxena.com/karmicdebt2 

and https://www.astrosaxena.com/incarnate .

Then why we say or hear such things like we always do or did good to everyone?

It is kind of ego satisfaction that dude, if world or humanity is in mess then at least don't blame me because I always do or did good to everyone. 

Thanks,

SPB